HB3482 S EIM AMT #1 3-8

Lazell  7879

The Committee on Energy, Industry, and Mining moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 3482—A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §5B-2O-1, §5B-2O-2, §5B-2O-3, and §5B-2O-4; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §22-5-11c; and to amend and reenact §22B-1-7 of said code, all relating generally to the Coal Fired Grid Stabilization and Security Act of 2023; providing for a short title; making legislative findings and declarations; requiring designation of suitable sites for coal electric generation and reporting to the Division of Air Quality of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and the West Virginia Public Service Commission; requiring construction and operating permits for coal electric generation facilities, including expedited consideration; and requiring prompt consideration of appeals by the Air Quality Board concerning permit issued or denied.

Adopted

Rejected